Abstract

In the present research, the effect of family planning policies on the population of students and their access to instructional resources in Iran between 1987 and 2011 has been investigated. In this study, the first step was to collect the required documents concerning the enacted policies and programs of family planning from credible websites and articles about family planning issues. Subsequently, the alteration trend of the number of all normal and exceptional students was examined. Then, the ratio of the number (frequency) of exceptional students to the total number of students was estimated and reported in proportions during 1988 to 2011 and were then compared. Finally, the alteration trend in the proportion of normal/exceptional students and the human force, class and the instructional institutes of the education system were analyzed during 1988 upto 2011.  Research findings show that the total frequency of normal students at the three grades of elementary, junior high school and high school increased from 1987 to 1998 for 68%.  However, from 1999 to 2011, In the past 25 years it has increased for 3.4 times. This survay show Different governmental policies which lead to dramatic population revolutions influence student population and their access to instructional resources.